CSCAA Recognizes Crimsons Work in the Classroom; Six Athletes Honored

CAMBRIDGE,
Mass.-Led by Scholar All-American
selections Alexandra Clarke and Kate Mills and four honorable
mention selections, the Harvard women's swimming and diving team
has been named as a Scholar All-American team, the College Swimming
Coaches Association of America has announced.

Christine Kaufmann, Laura Murray, Katherine Pickard and
Catherine Zagroba all garnered Scholar All-American honorable
mention. The Crimson, which won the Ivy League and ECAC
championships and finished the season ranked 25th in the nation,
earned selection as a team with its 3.35 combined grade-point
average, well above the qualifying mark of 3.00.

The CSCAA chooses Scholar All-Americans on the basis of their
performances in the pool and classroom. To be selected to the
All-American team, swimmers must qualify for the NCAA Championship
meet and achieve a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Honorable mention
selections, meanwhile, must achieve an NCAA provisional qualifying
time and a 3.50 or higher GPA.

Clarke, a junior in 2008-09, and Mills, a sophomore, swam for
Harvard at the NCAA Championships. Mills led the way by placing
23rd in the 200-yard butterfly, 37th in the 200 freestyle and 47th
in the 500 free. Clarke finished 28th in the 1,650 free and 46th in
the 500 free.

Mills and Clarke each set three individual school records in
2008-09. Mills contributed to two relay records, while Clarke had a
hand in one. In the classroom, Clarke excelled as a history &
literature concentrator while Mills stood out while concentrating
in history of art and architecture.

Kaufmann, a sophomore concentrating in history & science,
placed second in the 1,000 free at the Ivy League Championships.
Murray and Zagroba each helped Harvard to Ivy relay wins, Murray in
the 200 free and Zagroba in the 800 free. Murray was a sophomore
concentrating in psychology. As a freshman, Zagroba had not yet
declared a concentration.